The first picture is Eric. He told me he wouldn’t smile but it was okay for mom to take his picture. I asked him why he needed a hoodie today and he said it was because he needed the pockets. Leave it to the teenagers to come up with answer like that one. The next picture is of Charlie and Sydney, ready for mom to take them to school. They were more excited than Eric by a long shot. Eric was glad to see his friends again I think but not so excited about the classes. The third picture was on the playground before school. Sydney and her friend Sophie were playing on the slide. Dillon (a neighbor that plays at our house often) was standing behind Sophie too. Dillon, Sophie and Sydney were all starting Kindergarten this year. Charlie is in the second grade this year. The last picture was taken just as the kids were starting to line up to go inside the building to begin their day. Sydney seemed either scared or nervous or something. There was absolutely no smile or look of excitement on her face in that picture. I felt sorry for the kids today too. The high temperature today was around 98 degrees here and there is no AC in the schools but they were allowed to bring water bottles so that helped some. Some of the teachers had cold snacks like popsicles for them today too from what the kids were telling me.
Eric - Sophmore
Charlie (2nd grade) and Sydney (Kindergarten)
Sydney and Sophie (and Dillon) on the playground
No Smile - Not sure what she was thinking or feeling at this moment. (Notice the kid in the orange shirt... ewww!!!)
